As the labor market changed in early part of the 20th century, employers looked towards mechanization to achieve the same results.

Operating with a 35-bhp motor at a 45-degree angle,[4] the 175-foot (53 m) double-trussed stacker replaced what had been a labor-intensive method of handling the timber product.

It moved the cut logs into large piles on land, from which they could then be placed in the water for their journey to the paper mill.

[7] The stacker's condition had deteriorated by 1991, and the city began fund raising with a goal of collecting $50,000 for needed repairs.

[9] In their research into its qualifications for historic status, the National Park Service concluded that it "is possibly the only remaining structure of its kind.